Before Spraying; To Start Spraying - Micron Handy Instruction Manual

BEFORE SPRAYING

Check the wind speed and direction (below 5 kph is safest). Take special care to
avoid drift by keeping the spray head as low as possible.
Before spraying for the first time use soap and water only to familiarise yourself with
the sprayer and check the spray pattern produced. Put around a litre of water in the
spray bottle and add a few drops of liquid detergent such as household washing up
liquid. The detergent is important to reduce the surface tension in the liquid feed tube
and helps ensure an even flow.

TO START SPRAYING

"Head Down" Position
To start spraying, first switch on the motor
and check that the atomiser disc is spinning
(never touch the disc when it is spinning).
Then, holding the spray bottle by the handle,
tilt it backwards into the "head down" spray-
ing position so that the spray head is below
the level of the bottle. This allows spray liq-
uid to flow onto the atomiser disc.
The battery case should be at an angle of
around 35° to the ground with the spray head
about 20 cm above the ground or top of the
weed canopy. Make sure that the spray head
is far enough behind you so as to avoid con-
taminating the back of the legs. Look behind
to ensure that the sprayer is not leaking
around the union nut and to confirm that
spray is being issued from the disc.
Start walking at the required speed. Occa-
sionally glance behind to ensure that spray is
being produced from the atomiser disc and
the feed nozzle is not blocked.
At the end of the row do not interrupt the
flow by turning the sprayer into the head up
position, but continue application on the next
row.
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